Pasikhat Dzhukalaeva (Cyrillic: Пасихат Джукалаева, 1881? - 2005) was an alleged
super-centenarian from
Chechnya
Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
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Biography
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Dzhukalaeva was born in the village of
Tazbichi in the
Itum-Kale region in 1881 and grew up there.
At 19 years old she married her husband, Vaid, who was also from Itum-Kale.
They had two sons and four daughters.
Dzhukalaeva heard about the 1917 Revolution months later when her husband went to sell wood in Grozny.
In February 1944, Dzukalaeva, along with all other Chechens, was deported to Kazakhstan; on the journey her daughter Pesy died, but they were unable to bury her.
They settled in Emba,
Dzhurun district of
Aktobe
Aktobe ( kz, Ақтөбе, Aqtöbe; russian: Актобе, Aktobe) is a city on the Ilek River in Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Aktobe Region. In 2020, it had a population of 500,757 people.
Aktobe is located in the west of K ...
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Dzhukalaeva returned to Chechnya years later and settled in Grozny.
During her life she witnessed huge changes to Chechnya and remembered the Russian Revolution, the Second World War, resettlement to Kazakhstan and both Chechen wars.
She considered Russia to be a different country and wanted peace for Chechnya.
Towards the end of her life she lived with her grand-daughter, but had an extended family of nine grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Her elder sister Asho was also reportedly a super-centenarian.
She died in
Grozny
Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia.
The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a pop ...
in 2005.
Legacy
Prior to her death Dzhukalaeva was recognized in Russia as the oldest woman in Chechnya.
Her achievement was listed in the
Divo Book of Records of Russia.
In 2010, artist
Zareta Murtazalieva painted a portrait of Dzhukalaeva as part of an exhibition celebrating Chechen women at the National Museum of the Chechen Republic.
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References
Chechen people
2005 deaths
Longevity claims
People from the Russian Empire